I don’t know about you, but I love to snack. Checked something off my to-do list? I deserve a snack! Watching my favorite T.V. show? Goes perfectly with my favorite snack! Can’t squeeze in a lunch break in my busy day? I NEED a snack. Fortunately, snacking doesn’t always involve eating a whole bag of […]

Happy August, folks! Did you know August is National Breastfeeding Month? We’ve gathered 20 of the most surprising, eye-opening, and thought-provoking breastfeeding facts and statistics for you – so that you, too, can celebrate the amazing benefits of breastfeeding this August! Breastfeeding is a natural form of birth control that is 98% effective in preventing

Do you want the short answer or the long answer? Short answer: Sitting is not the new smoking.  Long answer:  “Sitting is the new smoking” is an attention-getting statement! On the plus side, it’s made people truly consider the deleterious effects of a sedentary lifestyle. However, the most current evidence shows that it’s simply untrue.

In 2017, Italian researchers conducted a review of nearly one-hundred research studies that looked at the effect of vegan and/or vegetarian diets on a number of health outcomes. Since then, their report has been cited by hundreds of researchers and practitioners, and remained a key resource for dietary decision-making. Here’s what they found:  Vegetarian Diets

\”Sarcoma is the general term for a broad group of cancers that begin in the bones and in the soft (also called connective) tissues (soft tissue sarcoma).\” The Mayo Clinic Sarcomas only make up around 1% of all cancer diagnoses in the United States. Nonetheless, the Sarcoma Alliance argues that statistics about sarcoma are misleading